Bowling coach Waqar Younis’s services to cricket have been honored by International Cricket’s Hall of Fame Museum.
Younis has been awarded the honoree bat making him the first Pakistani to receive such an honor. The bat features the original signature of the late Sir Donald Bradman along with two hand-painted portraits of the former cricketers.
Wishing the mighty @waqyounis99 huge congratulations! Inducted as 2019 #BradmanHonouree tonight at @scg for his great legacy & service to cricket, on & off the field! #WAQAR2019 #WaqarYounis #LEGEND@FoxCricket @FOXSportsAUS @TheRealPCB @PakCricketNews @SBS @ICC @ESPNcricinfo pic.twitter.com/0rCBe9hf1z
— Bradman Museum Bowral (@CricketHOF) November 13, 2019
The Bradman Honouree is a prominent title handed to two named personalities in the cricketing fraternity every year.
The honorees are chosen on the basis of services to the sport as well as values, determination and humility epitomized by Test batting legend Sir Bradman.
Waqar Younis took to Twitter to thank fellow cricket legends for congratulating him.
https://twitter.com/waqyounis99/status/1194793655132803073
Famous names such as Sachin Tendulkar, Mark Anthony and Adam Gilchrist have also been recipients of the honorable title.
